• Giant Panda Xing Ya during the celebration of his 6th birthday in Ouwehands Zoo, in Rhenen, the Netherlands. EPA
    Giant Panda Xing Ya during the celebration of his 6th birthday in Ouwehands Zoo, in Rhenen, the Netherlands. EPA
  • A raccoon looks out of a hole of a tree branch, in its enclosure at the animal park in Worms, Germany. EPA
    A raccoon looks out of a hole of a tree branch, in its enclosure at the animal park in Worms, Germany. EPA
  • A bee rests on a sunflower near the Bavarian village of Puchheim, southern Germany. AFP
    A bee rests on a sunflower near the Bavarian village of Puchheim, southern Germany. AFP
  • Two seal pups just being released into the North Sea on the beach of Juist island, northern Germany. EPA
    Two seal pups just being released into the North Sea on the beach of Juist island, northern Germany. EPA
  • An alpaca sit in ts enclosure at the animal park in Worms, Germany. EPA
    An alpaca sit in ts enclosure at the animal park in Worms, Germany. EPA
  • A seagull and ruddy rurnstones on the rocks of the Tatihou island, northwestern France. AFP
    A seagull and ruddy rurnstones on the rocks of the Tatihou island, northwestern France. AFP
  • A painted lady butterfly rests on the blossom of a red clover in Greetsiel, northern Germany. AFP
    A painted lady butterfly rests on the blossom of a red clover in Greetsiel, northern Germany. AFP
  • A Dead Leaf butterfly sucks juice from a pineapple in Taipei, Tawian. EPA
    A Dead Leaf butterfly sucks juice from a pineapple in Taipei, Tawian. EPA
  • An argiope bruennichi hangs on her spiderweb in a field of lavender in Rulles, South Belgium. EPA
    An argiope bruennichi hangs on her spiderweb in a field of lavender in Rulles, South Belgium. EPA
  • One of the six-week old red panda twin cubs play with its parents in Nyiregyhaza Animal Park in Nyiregyhaza, Hungary. EPA
    One of the six-week old red panda twin cubs play with its parents in Nyiregyhaza Animal Park in Nyiregyhaza, Hungary. EPA
  • Budgerigars sit on a tree branch. EPA
    Budgerigars sit on a tree branch. EPA
  • A ladybird rests on a sunflower. AFP
    A ladybird rests on a sunflower. AFP
  • A bumblebee collects pollen from a sunflower on a field near Maintal, western Germany. AFP
    A bumblebee collects pollen from a sunflower on a field near Maintal, western Germany. AFP
  • A polar fox looks out from its enclosure at the animal park in Worms, 60 kilometres south-southwest of Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany. EPA
    A polar fox looks out from its enclosure at the animal park in Worms, 60 kilometres south-southwest of Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany. EPA
  • A zebra finch sits on a tree branch in its enclosure at the animal park in Worms, 60 kilometres south-southwest of Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany. EPA
    A zebra finch sits on a tree branch in its enclosure at the animal park in Worms, 60 kilometres south-southwest of Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany. EPA
  • A ring-tailed coati (Nasua nasua) stand on a tree branch in its enclosure at the animal park in Worms, 60 kilometres south-southwest of Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany. EPA
    A ring-tailed coati (Nasua nasua) stand on a tree branch in its enclosure at the animal park in Worms, 60 kilometres south-southwest of Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany. EPA
  • Canada geese cross Main Drive at the crosswalk, headed for the pond at Tower Grove Park in St. Louis, Missouri. AP
    Canada geese cross Main Drive at the crosswalk, headed for the pond at Tower Grove Park in St. Louis, Missouri. AP
  • A cicada rests on a pine tree during the heat of summer in Valbonne, south of France. EPA
    A cicada rests on a pine tree during the heat of summer in Valbonne, south of France. EPA
  • Baby walrus "Fiete" takes a rest in his enclosure at the Tierpark Hagenbeck zoo in Hamburg, northern Germany. AFP
    Baby walrus "Fiete" takes a rest in his enclosure at the Tierpark Hagenbeck zoo in Hamburg, northern Germany. AFP
  • Royal white tiger Mumbai is pictured at the Pairi Daiza wildlife park, a zoo and botanical garden in Brugelette, Belgium. REUTERS
    Royal white tiger Mumbai is pictured at the Pairi Daiza wildlife park, a zoo and botanical garden in Brugelette, Belgium. REUTERS
  • Shoebill Yapah received a fish from zookeeper Robin at the Pairi Daiza wildlife park, a zoo and botanical garden in Brugelette, Belgium. REUTERS
    Shoebill Yapah received a fish from zookeeper Robin at the Pairi Daiza wildlife park, a zoo and botanical garden in Brugelette, Belgium. REUTERS
  • Koala bear Buddy eats eucalyptus at the Pairi Daiza wildlife park, a zoo and botanical garden in Brugelette, Belgium. REUTERS
    Koala bear Buddy eats eucalyptus at the Pairi Daiza wildlife park, a zoo and botanical garden in Brugelette, Belgium. REUTERS
  • One of the six-week old red panda (Ailurus fulgens)twin cubs is hugged by its mother in Nyiregyhaza Animal Park in Nyiregyhaza, Hungary. AP
    One of the six-week old red panda (Ailurus fulgens)twin cubs is hugged by its mother in Nyiregyhaza Animal Park in Nyiregyhaza, Hungary. AP
  • Three-year-old orangutan of Sumatra, Berani, and his father Ujilan, are pictured at the Pairi Daiza wildlife park, zoo and botanical garden in Brugelette, Belgium. REUTERS
    Three-year-old orangutan of Sumatra, Berani, and his father Ujilan, are pictured at the Pairi Daiza wildlife park, zoo and botanical garden in Brugelette, Belgium. REUTERS
  • Atlantic puffin comes in for a landing on Eastern Egg Rock, a small island off the coast of Maine. AP
    Atlantic puffin comes in for a landing on Eastern Egg Rock, a small island off the coast of Maine. AP
  • Underwater image captured by the REMUS SharkCam observing the behavior of basking sharks off the west coast of Scotland, obtained from social media. REUTERS
    Underwater image captured by the REMUS SharkCam observing the behavior of basking sharks off the west coast of Scotland, obtained from social media. REUTERS

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This week in wildlife - the best pictures of animals around the world

Take a look at some of the best images of wildlife from the past week

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August 09, 2019

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